Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-24

address of Hon. J. X. Luttrell, delivered at
the Citrus Fair:
Mr.. President Ladies and Gentlemen: Nearly
thirty-six years ago l pitched my tent at Bid
wells Bar, but a few miles from where / now
address you. !, in common with thousands of
other Argonauts was seeking the precious
metals for which the mineral wealth of Butte
county has been, and is so famous No section
OF the Golden State - has yielded more gold
and no section of California offers greater in
ducements to the miner, farmer lumberman
vtuculturist, fruit or citrus grower, or business
man; than is to be found in Butte county.
Fellow citizens, | congratulate you on the
magnificent display at this, your first Citrus
h air. congratulate you on the general pros
perity OF our common country. We have been
blessed with bountiful crops, for which we have
received good prices. Our National, State and
COUNTY Indebtedness is being rapidly paid. our
commerce with fGseign nations has increased
until our flag is unfurled from American ship
ping in every commercial port of the civilized
wofld.
AGRICULTURE
Is the parent and fountain head of civilization
and intelligence. When speak of agriculture,
L lnelHde all those engaged in yiticulture fruit
ana eisFus growing, and all those engaged in
cuitivating and tilling the soil. In all ages of
lhe woS'd those nations engaged in agriculture
ranked s1lrst IN Civilization and intelligence.
Inc inhsoitants of ancient Rome and Greece
were much devoted to agriculture as were the
Jews. became maxim or adsge among the
ancient Romans that -'t'he earth took delight
In being used by the hands of men e. owned
with laurels and decorated with trllnpilal
hohorS- me average farm OF the ancient 10
man was olt SIX acres subsequently it wasin-
creased to 2Gittle less thenGav Again the 10
man increased his farm until it was fixed at 4SO
acres Prior 10 this the Bailan empire ranked
q st IN civilization and intelligence among the
nations of the earth but witt The Increased size
OF her farms eGine her decline and final down
i2l- The same principle is fully illustrated ir
ne history OF unhappy Ireland, where the land
Is q" ned by the Jew to the prejS lice and detri-
ment OF the many: Americans should guard
VIII jealous eye che acquisiti3z. of large areas
or estates OF the public. domain, thereby build
ing up an arlstoereey in our land. which is an
tagonistlc to free government and to the welfare
ana prosperity OF the people The small farm
wen titled is much more profitable than the
large iarA1 half cultivated.
TILLE-as SHOULD Re OWNERS or SOIL
If you weuld have & moral, industrious,
happy, prosperous and iR.elIgeut peoE5e they
must UT own ths soil they cultivate. To lEsintsin
People, on the basis of eqrsIity and eauai JUS
a-ce to al, the lSEd must belong TO the PEOPLE
STOW NE country peopleG BY farmers sabo
own aud cultivate their owR sail, and sill
show you people Of good morals, happy, cen
teEted. prosperous and intelligent, surrounded
wite beautiful honisS, adorned Eleh flowers al6
well cultivated fields.
=" " here orange Groves and fairy bo4 ers extend.
ing far and wide:
Where know ledge and virtue wan6sr side by
side:
Where schools and churches point he4venward
their spires
There you an find the Jewels of conscious
pride"
On the other hand show me large landed es-
tate that is titled by the tenant or renter and l
Viii show you homes without flowers fields
half titled, til brambles instead Of corn gates
without hinges. and men ard women without
ambition. And Why Because they do not own
the soil they cultivate. and can have no interest
in improving ard beau.ifyiDg the land of an
other
The inhabitants OF the world look to the
farmer for their daily bread. No people or
country attain high standard OF Intelligence,